Walsh Construction Co.

Bill Reid joined Walsh Construction Co. as a laborer in 1979 and has risen through the ranks to his current position as Vice President and General Manager of the Washington region.

With 34 years in the construction industry, Bill has unusually broad experience in a variety of arenas and has shown exceptional leadership on his projects. He has completed some our largest multi-family housing projects in both urban settings and on sites with large-scale infrastructure.

Chuck joined the WALSH team in 1998 as a superintendent after working as a structural engineering consultant. As he gained a firm understanding of building systems, Chuck worked into the role of project manager focusing on large-scale, complex and commercial building construction. As a Senior Project Manager, Chuck’s duties include estimating, value engineering, contract negotiations, job cost and schedule monitoring, safety and affirmative action compliance, among other project management duties.

A graduate of The University of Oregon, John joined WALSH in 2000, after an 11-year public accounting career focused on finance, accounting, risk and tax strategies for the construction and real estate investment industries. John serves as WALSH’s Chief Financial Officer and takes an active role in working with WALSH project teams and project owners to establish practical and equitable contractual agreements, develop proper risk strategies, procure and monitor construction financing agreements and ensure that the financial reporting and compliance needs are met.

John is on the board of directors of Bridge Meadows and The Portland Community Tool Bank and frequently presents construction-related topics on behalf of the AICPA and other industry organizations. In his free time, John enjoys spending time at the Oregon coast with his wife Karen, son Brandon and dog Fred, as well as traveling, golfing and engaging in almost any outdoor activity.

John brings 30 years of construction industry experience to his position, including management of large-scale housing and mixed-use developments like the 727,000 SF Thornton Place. In addition to the mixed-use project within the 6-acre site developed for Thornton Place, the separate Thornton Channel project daylights the long-buried Thornton Creek and adds a park area around the restored stream. The entire Thornton project incorporates sustainable building practices and is designed to achieve LEED Certification and LEED for Neighborhood Development.

John also has extensive experience with critical path method schedule preparation and analysis, will be a key member of the team handling pricing and negotiation of change orders. He is an exceptional team leader who helps develop clear presentations of project data to enable effective decision-making.

Tom is a Board Member of Walsh Construction Co. and served the Washington office for 19 years as General Manager and President. A northwest builder with over four decades of experience, Tom has managed significant commercial and housing developments throughout the region, including the Wells Fargo and Washington Mutual Towers, the first phases of Microsoft’s Redmond campus, and Sunset Corporate Center in Bellevue. For 25 years, Tom has worked with academic and non-profit agencies throughout Washington to build housing for students, families and seniors. These projects include University of Puget Sound Trimble Hall; Archbishop Murphy Apartments for Seattle University; HOPE VI developments such as New Holly and Eastbridge; and Cabrini Housing and LaSalle Hotel senior communities in downtown Seattle.

Brandi started her career as an assistant superintendent with Walsh in 2004 after graduating from Oregon State University with a BS in Construction Management. She spent over a decade in the field, acquiring a vast knowledge of construction systems with specific experience in constructing wood frame, multi-unit housing projects. She took the true Walsh “builder” path to Project Manager by working her way into positions of greater leadership and skill, from assistant superintendent to superintendent and as project manager, managing her first project in 2012 and just recently finishing The Union, a 189,713 SF, seven-story mixed-use apartment building.

With the company for over 13 years, she has experience in many types of projects, from mixed-use, market rate and affordable housing, to tenant improvements, and educational facilities. She has an extensive background in 5 over 1 wood framed construction projects.  Other areas of construction that she has include an extensive background with preconstruction services and estimating. As a LEED AP, she will provide valuable insight and assistance with sustainability goals.

Craig joined the WALSH team in 1999 as a superintendent and as he gained a firm understanding of building systems, Craig worked into the role of project manager focusing on large-scale, complex and commercial building construction. Craig also  specializes in mixed-use, multi-family projects and is a thoughtful and communicative team leader who always thinks about the end user on every project. He has proven himself to be a team player that knows how to successfully deliver projects safely and on time; he is a strong addition to any project team. Craig has responsibility for a wide range of duties including on-going estimating, budgeting, scheduling and job coordination. He provides support in green building decisions, value engineering and overall project success.

Elizabeth Rinehart has taken an active role as a community builder. She has worked on pioneering and sustainable projects that provide new housing, services and neighborhoods for individuals, families and seniors throughout the Puget Sound Area. Her work includes the LEED Gold YWCA Family Village at Issaquah, Brettler Family Place and Phyllis Gutierrez Kinney Place at the former SandPoint Naval Station, and the award-winning Greenfire Campus, a prominent green project in Seattle designed to LEED Platinum and Gold.

Elizabeth has been an AmeriCorps Construction Team Leader for East King County Habitat for Humanity and has a background as a Permit Coordinator for the City of Mercer Island. Elizabeth also serves as Walsh Construction Co.’s representative on the Housing Development Consortium, a group of non-profit organizations working together to provide affordable housing in Seattle and King County.

Elizabeth Rinehart is the general manager of WALSH’s Washington-based operations. Rinehart, a 13-year employee, succeeds Bill Reid who will remain with the company as WALSH’s president for the Washington region. With more than 18 years’ experience in the construction industry, Rinehart has established a reputation for her commitment to building sustainable and affordable neighborhoods.

Ryan joined WALSH in 1988 as a laborer while still in high school. After completing his college education, Ryan joined WALSH’s management trainee program working his way into positions of greater leadership and skill, from laborer to carpenter to assistant superintendent and eventually on to superintendent. During his years in the trades, Ryan acquired a vast knowledge of construction systems specializing in wood frame. His specific experience is constructing student housing projects and educational facilities. With the company for over 28 years, Ryan has completed some of our most technical projects and is extremely familiar with WALSH’s project management processes, which will help ensure a smooth construction flow. In 2017, Ryan was named Vice President and assumed the role of General Manager for Walsh Construction Co.’s Oregon division, working with WALSH project managers on all preconstruction efforts. As General Manager, Ryan takes an active role in the pre-construction process with value engineering, cost estimating, method and product analysis, and contract negotiations, as well as execution of the construction phase. During construction, Ryan actively monitors the project for its performance to the safety, quality, schedule and budget goals established by the team.

Becky is Business Development Manager for the Washington region. She joins the WALSH team with over 16 years of experience in the financing and development of affordable housing in King County. Becky is passionate about finding innovative solutions to improve both the quality and cost-effectiveness of WALSH’s projects.